Gengda Field Notes: Oct. 13th, 2017

Gengda Field Notes: Oct. 13th, 2017

As the Gengda panda base is quite a way up in the mountains, it provides for some amazing views while I am conducting my observations. I really love being able to watch and observe the pandas each day. Although we are still working through figuring out who is who in...
Giulia Ciminelli- Fall Gengda Intern

Giulia Ciminelli- Fall Gengda Intern

Giulia Ciminelli is our second fall 2017 Gengda weaning intern and she has a special love for giant pandas that I think most of our followers can relate to. Lets hear what brought her to our program and how her first week went. Greetings PDXWildlife! My name is...
Happy Birthday Wen Yu!

Happy Birthday Wen Yu!

Wishing Wen Yu a happy birthday: hopefully filled with panda bread cake, topped with a bamboo candle. This sweet girl is 10 years young and continues to have the cuteness factor in check. Wen Yu was born in captivity in Wolong BC on September 24th. At only 10, she has...
All in the Family

All in the Family

As we conclude our first several weeks at Bifengxia, it’s a great time to reflect on the delightful conglomeration of exploring and learning that we’ve experienced. The three of us hit the ground running (literally and figuratively); combing the scenic expanses of the...
Panda Spotlight- Yang Yang

Panda Spotlight- Yang Yang

What’s black and white and loved all over? Yang Yang! And what a unique panda Yang Yang is, given his life history and stereotypic behaviours. First off, Yang Yang was born in the wilds of Baishuiji, China in October of 2001. In 2002 he was brought to the Bifengxia...